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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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